Hose nozzle



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Q M. H. HART HOSE NOZZLE Filed Aug. 10, 1923 INVENTOR A TTORNEYSPatented Dec. 11, 1928.

PATENT MIL roN'n. AR or HARTFORD, oonnnoricn'ri HOSE Nozz'nE.

Application filed August 10, 1923. Serial No. 656,727.

This invention relates to. hose nozzles such for instance as are used infighting fires and among the objects of the invention is the provisionof a simple device of this character which can be properly andefficiently held to an elevating ladder or to the side of" a hosevehicle and by the use of which proper distribution of the watercan be'efiected.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of the presentspecification there is shown somewhat-in detail an advantageous form ofembodiment of the invention which,

to enable those skilled in the art to practice the same, will be setforth, fully in the following description. I am not restricted to thisdisclosure. I may depart therefrom in a number of respects within thescope of theinvention defined by the claim following said description. 7

Referring to said drawing:

Fig.1 is an elevation of a nozzle involving the invention; H

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the upper por-.

tion of the same. v

Fig. 3 is a bottom. plan view.

Like characters refer to likeparts'through-.

out the several views of the drawings. The device involves in itsstructure a base member such as that denoted in a general way by 2 andwhichmay comprise several members.

The base member 2 is coupled by the V sleeve 12 to the lower end of theforked member 13. Said forked member 13 comprises sections 14 and 15which :are in fact duplicates of each other and-which are welded or'otherwise rigidly connected at their lower ends which are screwed intothe sleeve 12. The sections 14 and 15 are tubular and they divide thestream of water receivedfrom the base member 2 into two, branches orstreams. which afterwards unite. The sectlons 1a and 15 are rigidlyconnected at their upper ends by the head piece 16 which has a tubularneck 17 that receives within it'the pipe section 18, having on itsextreme upper end.

the coupling 19 wliiclrlias threaded onto it the nozzle 20. Theheadpiece also has laterally extended hubs that project through openingsinthe sides of the sections 1415 and 1 head 16 of hollow construction,having upon forked member 13 can be easily turned so that the action oftheappliance becomes in The structure may be either sustained' by aladder or by the side of a hose caI'tfor something of a similar nature.For this purpose one of the members of the base. 2 may have rigid withit the hooks 21 which are adapted to engage over the rung 22 of a ladderor some other part to be held closely thereto by the cams of the camlevers 23, which are supported for movement about vertical axes by thebars 24; the tails of the levers being pressed inwardly and between pinsor studs, as'25 and the bars 24, as represented inFig. 3 in whichposition said cams lock orfasten .the'nozzle in a rigidposition andagalnst accidental removal although the upper structure may be variously7 portion or neck 17 has been described as having the pipe 18 indetachable threaded'relation with it. This neck or tubular extension 17is an upward extension of the fitting or r it the lateral neck 29. Waterwhen on flows upwardly through the branches 14 and -15 into the fitting28 and by itsneck 17 into the pipe 16 where it passes into the tubularnozzle 20 to be distributed as may be desired. e

Anozzle constructed as. shown in Fig. 1 in connection with a hose. pipe(not shown) can be carried up a fire ladder and can be attached in themanner set forth to a rung. When in this position it is in readiness forI use. The pipe'18 can be swung down on I the pin 27 to get the streamat the point de sired." The pipe 18 in connection with the effectuniversal.

Vhatl clalm 1s: a 1 A hose nozzle compr1s1ng,1n comb1nat1on,

a base member, similar lateral hooks rigidly mounted on opposite sidesof the base member in spaced parallel relation and projeeting in thesame direction beyond another side of said base member for engagementwith a support, supporting bars ri id with said opposite sides of thebase mem er and cam levers pivoted on the supporting bars and engageablewith the support to draw the hooks into firm engagement with 10 saidsupport.

Intestimony whereof I afiix my signature.

MILTON H. HART.

